THE Old Firm clinched a win in the dying minutes of a game that saw the lead change hands on a number of occasions.

The Old Firm had the better of the first quarter and Josh Lewis was the first to score with a converted try.

The lead was shortlived and, after a speculative kick through by the Wanderers, they levelled the score with a converted try.

On the half hour, the visitors went on the attack again and Owen Marshall sprinted clear to touchdown and put them 12-7 in front.

Two minutes before half time, Mount outside-half Josh Lewis put in an excellent 40-metre kick which eventually led to prop James Cowdry scoring a try to make it 12-12 at half time.

Indiscipline just after half time saw the Wanderers recapture the lead when Gareth Cull kicked the 20-metre penalty.

The Old Firm came back and from a lineout, scrum-half Ross Davies latched on to an overthrow and eventually hooker and captain Craig Evans scored Mount’s third try. Lewis converted to put the Old Firm 19-15 up.

The Wanderers kept on attacking and the Mount defence showed determination to repel a succession of attacks.

The game became more competitive and from a flare up on the visitors’ 10-metre line, Mount were penalised after a Wanderers forward started the skirmish. With the Wanderers desperately seeking a score, the Old Firm defence was called upon to respond and on the majority of occasions it coped.

Centre Marcus Clyne was yellow carded after trying to intercept an attack wide out and eventually centre Lloyd Quick got in at the corner for an unconverted try to put the Wanderers 20-19 in front.

With just four minutes to play, centre Kieron Olden held up his opposite number in midfield and, after the Mount pack had driven on and secured a turnover, Josh Lewis made a half break which took him to the Wanderers’ 10-metre line from which Mount gained a penalty. Unfortunately for the Old Firm and Lewis, he was carried off with a knee injury. Sub Marcus Clyne took his first kick of the afternoon, to strike the ball well between the sticks. The final minutes, which included five minutes of injury time, were a tense, competitive affair with the Wanderers probing for gaps and looking for a penalty, but the Old Firm’s defence was excellent and, when the final whistle blew, Mount were up on the Wanderers’ 22 after some determined runs from back row forwards Scott Davies and Lewis Young.

Mountain Ash Athletic welcomed Dutch visitors Groningen RFC to Duffryn Pennar Park on Easter Sunday afternoon. Although the Old Firm won convincingly, the visitors accounted well for themselves.